Sixty-one people detained in an investigation into Bakırköy Municipality on charges of “bid rigging” and “extortion by a public official” were referred to the courthouse. The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched the investigation over allegations of irregularities in municipal tenders for goods and services and unlawful demands for money in workplace licensing procedures. Detention orders were issued for 68 people, including deputy mayors, municipal council members, municipal employees and representatives of companies participating in municipal tenders. In the first operation carried out by the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command, 58 people were detained, including deputy mayors Nurcan Alan, Ali Rıza Akyüz, Cemalettin Özdemir, Arda Karadağ and Abdülhamit Pehlivan and two municipal council members. Subsequent operations brought the number of detainees to 63. Sixty-one suspects were referred to the courthouse on 30 October, while the other two were expected to be taken to the prosecutor’s office later the same day. Prosecutorial procedures continued.
30 October 2026
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